CLE Reading or MP Literature for 3rd Grade?

[classicmommy]

I bought the MP Literature Farmer book set and it has been a struggle for my rising 3rd grader (we school year round). She is a little a head in her other subjects, but I'm thinking she needs extra help in reading comprehension and summarizing what she read. But MP Lit. has not been a good fit so far. She hates it. And we struggle through the lessons. She can read the text with no problem though.

 

I am wondering if CLE reading may be a better fit? She is half way done with CLE Math and LA 300 level and it's been pretty easy for her and she enjoys them.

 

What is the difference between the two? Do they both have the same objective? Which would be a better fit for my daughter? Or is there another program?

 

Just for context- In WWE 2 where I would read her a passage and she had to summarize it back to me was very difficult for her. Some times we had to read it twice. We got half way through it and switched to MP Intro. to Literature. It's been better, but still her most difficult subject.

 

Thanks for your help!!

[classicmommy]

I just noticed someone posted a similar question. :-)

[EmseB]

If she cannot answer the questions (either orally or written) in the MP guide, I'd say maybe she isn't ready for that level of reading comprehension work. Keep in mind that MP guides are designed for classroom use. So, the teacher would help the whole class form an answer to a question, scribe it correctly on the board, and then the students would copy it into their books. This doesn't happen for every question, but the work isn't the same as one student answering every question on their own and writing all of it by themselves.

[FriedClams]

I answered in the other thread, but I'd recommend CLE without reservation. Its really excellent. I wouldn't use it before grade 3 (it's VERY traditional phonics heavy - markings and all) but for 3 and up - LA and reading are tops. I would caution you to use it on grade level, even with strong readers. The workbook is much harder than the reading level of the reader books.

[FriedClams]

Reading and LA are completely different. Check out their scope and sequence online. They're excellent complimentary products.